Pandemic Theatre presents 'Birth'

Set in a hypothetical world where, due to the advancement of medical sciences, people no longer age or die if they can afford access to these treatments. The population has become unsustainable prompting governments to make unregulated childbirth illegal.

This dystopian epic, under the direction of Sarah Kitz Three More Sleepless Nights and Jivesh Parasram The Lost Sagas of Tjorvi the Flaccid, concludes with a digitally streamed short film directed by Tom Arthur Davis Elizabeth-Darcy, Five Fingers, Mahmoud, Murder on Ossington, Amusement.

What would become of the world if we lived forever? Is our way of life sustainable?

Cast:

Glyn Bowerman

Steven Bush

Tom Arthur Davis

Marcel Dragonieri

Omar Hady

Justin Miller

Jesse Nerenberg

Tennille Read

Pamela Sinha - Dora recipient

Astrid Van Wieren - Dora recipient

Eve Wylden

Crew:

Directors: Sarah Kitz, Jivesh Parasram, & Tom Arthur Davis

Playwright: Tom Arthur Davis

Stage Managers: Ron Kelly & Steve Vargo

Lighting Designer: Cameron Davis

Additional Dialogue: Graham Isador

Opening October 1st at the Campbell House Museum.

Founded in 2009, Pandemic Theatre is a Toronto-based company mandated to create, develop, and produce work from critical and underrepresented perspectives that engage social and political themes. We strive to create spaces where political discourse is not only possible, but also encouraged.